Faith and resilience

In this short essay, we sketch a theory of faith that features resilience in the face of challenges to relying on those in whom you have faith. We argue that it handles a variety of both religious and secular faith-data, e.g., the value of faith in relationships of mutual faith and faithfulness, how...

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Published in:International journal for philosophy of religion
Authors: Howard-Snyder, Daniel (Author) ; McKaughan, Daniel J. 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Nature B. V 2022
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 91, Issue: 3, Pages: 205-241
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Faith / Resilience / Trust / Faithfulness / Reciprocity / Christianity / Holy books
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
CA Christianity
HA Bible
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B ʾĕmûnāh
B pístis
B Reliance
B Faith
B Reliability
B Faithfulness
B Resilience
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Summary:In this short essay, we sketch a theory of faith that features resilience in the face of challenges to relying on those in whom you have faith. We argue that it handles a variety of both religious and secular faith-data, e.g., the value of faith in relationships of mutual faith and faithfulness, how the Christian and Hebrew scriptures portray pístis and ʾĕmûnāh, and the character of faith as it is often expressed in popular secular venues.
ISSN:1572-8684
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal for philosophy of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11153-021-09820-z